Lilly Turner

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Lilly Turner
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Directed by William A. Wellman
Written by George Abbott (play)
Gene Markey
Kathryn Scola
Based onLilly Turner
1932 play
by Phillip Dunning and George Abbott
Produced by Hal B. Wallis (uncredited)
Starring Ruth Chatterton
George Brent
Frank McHugh
Production
company
Distributed byFirst National Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date
  • May 13, 1933 (1933-05-13)
Running time
65 minutes
Country United States

Lilly Turner is a 1933 American pre-Code melodrama directed by William A. Wellman, starring Ruth Chatterton and produced by First National Pictures. It is based on the 1932 play of the same name by Phillip Dunning and George Abbott. Warner Brothers (which absorbed First National in November 1929) attempted to reissue the film in 1936, but the Production Code Office denied them a certificate. [1]

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Plot

A woman who marries a bigamist, then a drunk, and falls in love with another man, all while working at a carnival.

Cast

Reception

A critic of the Modern Screen stated: "The entire cast, including Guy Kibbee, is very good, especially Frank McHugh, but the story is sordid and quite dull." [2] Variety wrote: "Picture is Miss Chatterton's all the way, star making every effort to give what the story lacks and what is missing in the direction." [3] The Movie Mirror stated: "It's sordid and weak. You'll wish they'd given Chatterton something better." [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Lilly Turner". www.tcm.com. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  2. ↑ "LILLY TURNER (WARNER)". Modern Screen . July 1933. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "LILLY TURNER". Variety . 20 June 1933. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "LILLY TURNER (FIRST NATL.)". Movie Mirror. June 1933. Retrieved 20 March 2025.


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